XNAS · Discount Stores
Last stored close · Sep 18, 2026
Close · Sep 18, 2026
$895.31+0.15%
Model Target
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not published for this name
Implied upside
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vs the model target
Valuation methods
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no method met the standard
TickerWhale Score
36/100
Weak
Score components
TickerWhale View
Costco Wholesale scores 36 out of 100 overall, which we rate weak. Risk is its strongest area and Valuation its weakest.
What helps
- Risk
- Sentiment Signal
What to watch
- Technical
- Quality & growth
- Valuation
Quality & growth
30%37Weak
- Revenue growth 9.2%
- EPS growth 12.8%
Valuation
25%10Weak
- P/E 45.0
- EV/Sales 1.3
Founded in 1983, Costco Wholesale now operates a global chain of membership-based warehouse clubs, delivering high-quality goods and services at consistently low prices. As of its most recent fiscal year, Costco operated approximately 910 warehouses, serving more than 80 million members across its three geographic segments: Costco US (approximately 73% of total revenue), Costco Canada (13%), and Costco International (14%).Costco's core value proposition—quality products at unbeatable prices—has yielded consistently strong member renewal rates (93% in the US and Canada and nearly 90% internationally). About 55% of Costco's fiscal 2025 revenue came from its grocery offerings, and another 25% from general merchandise.
#27 by market cap in our coverage · ~341,000 employees · Listed 1982-03-02 · www.costco.com
Price history
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Market intelligence
Peer position
#45 / 55sector rank by TickerWhale Score
TickerWhale Score 36 vs sector average 47.7 (-11.7)
Revenue growth (industry)Top 38%
Gross margin (industry)Top 100%
Return on equity (industry)Top 38%
P/E (industry)Pricier than 88%
Technical analysis
our read · what classic indicators sayTickerWhale technical read
34/100Weak vs universe
Ranks 34th of 100 covered names on our technical composite — the composite itself scores 39/100 · 25% of the TickerWhale Score
Classic chart indicators
Sell
2 buy · 3 sell · 3 neutral of 8 votes
TickerWhale rates COST's technical setup weak — 34th percentile of the covered universe. Classic chart indicators lean sell, pointing the same way.
Moving averages
0 / 9constructive
- vs 200-day-6.8%
- vs 50-day-4.4%
Momentum
Mixed
- RSI (14)36 · neutral
- Stochasticbuy
- CCIneutral
- Williams %Rbuy
Trend
Mixed
- ADX (14) trend strength17· weak trend
- MACD (12,26,9)sell(histogram -2.887)
How the classic verdict is reached
Moving averages (9) agree on sell — 0 buy vs 9 sell — and carry one vote between them.
Oscillators (7) vote individually: 2 buy · 2 sell · 3 neutral.
Result — 2 buy vs 3 sell of 8 votes = Sell. Neutral votes never decide the verdict.
Fundamentals & valuation
2026-09-18 · revised_latestValuation multiples
- P/E (TTM)45.0
- P/S (TTM)1.4
- P/B11.9
- EV/EBITDA—
- EV/Sales1.3
- PEG3.53
Profitability & returns
- Gross margin12.9%
- Net margin3.0%
- ROE27.0%
- Debt/Equity0.17
Growth
- Revenue growth (YoY)9.2%
- EPS growth (YoY)12.8%
Green favourable · red stretched — multiples and D/E vs industry peers, margins and growth vs absolute thresholds.
Market capitalisation — $397.9B
Fundamentals history
Reported statement totals across recent periods.
| Metric | Aug '25 | Sep '24 | Sep '23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $275.2B | $254.5B | $242.3B |
| Gross profit | $35.3B | $32.1B | $29.7B |
| Operating income | $10.4B | $9.3B | $8.1B |
| Net income | $8.1B | $7.4B | $6.3B |
| EPS (diluted) | $18.21 | $16.56 | $14.16 |
| Free cash flow | $7.8B | $6.6B | $6.7B |
| Cash | $14.2B | $9.9B | $13.7B |
| Total debt | $8.2B | $8.2B | $8.9B |
| Equity | $29.2B | $23.6B | $25.1B |
| Net debt | -$6.0B | -$1.7B | -$4.8B |
| Debt / equity | 0.28 | 0.35 | 0.35 |
| Liabilities / assets | 0.62 | 0.66 | 0.64 |
Fundamentals are stored revised/latest (ADR-009): each period reflects the most recent vendor refresh, NOT point-in-time as-reported values. Do not use this series to claim what was known on a past date.
Model Target
Model Target — Under Review
Our valuation methods do not currently agree closely enough for us to publish a single target for this company. We would rather say so than print a number we cannot stand behind. The TickerWhale Score still reflects quality, growth and momentum.
Peers
| Company | Score | Pulse | P/E | P/E fwd | P/B | EV/Sales | Price | Chg | Estimate | Upside | Rev. gr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COSTCurrentCostco Wholesale | 36 | 39 | 45.0 | — | 11.9 | 1.3 | $895.31 | +0.15% | +9.2% | ||
| KOCoca-Cola Company | 68 | 74 | 26.6 | — | 10.5 | 8.2 | $88.25 | +0.22% | +6.5% | ||
| LAURLaureate Education | 66 | 51 | 15.7 | — | 4.4 | 2.8 | $36.13 | +0.70% | +17.9% | ||
| DARDarling Ingredients | 64 | 71 | 17.6 | — | 2.0 | 2.2 | $65.36 | -1.70% | +14.8% | ||
| ELEstee Lauder Cos. Inc - | 63 | 51 | 187.7 | — | 9.0 | 2.5 | $93.43 | -0.46% | +5.1% | ||
| IPARInter Parfums | 63 | 65 | 21.5 | — | 4.1 | 2.4 | $112.51 | +1.60% | +2.9% |
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